Navigating through the Hermitage Road and West Laburnum Avenue intersection was dangerous and difficult with the AP Hill statue standing tall in the middle of the road.
A workgroup is meeting Monday night to discuss the legal implications of and concerns about a draft resolution that would allow Richmond Public Schools teachers to collectively bargain. In late September, three Richmond School Board members announced support for a collective bargaining resolution which was formally introduced in October.
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A new traffic signal, called a pedestrian hybrid beacon is up an running today on Grove Avenue at Somerset Ave. The light is designed to reduce crashes and allow people to cross safely. (Photo: David Streever/VPM News)
Starting today, drivers in Richmond’s West End may notice a new type of traffic light.
The ‘pedestrian hybrid beacon,’ designed to reduce traffic crashes and make it safer for people to cross busy streets, is on Grove Avenue near St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. According to the Federal Highway Administration, these signals are effective.
The FHA says they’re “similar to a European pedestrian signal (PELICAN) that was imported to the US and adapted by engineers in Arizona to increase motorists’ awareness of pedestrian crossings at uncontrolled marked crosswalk locations.”